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Innovation, Data Fixes Fuel Native American Graduation Gains at Federally Funded Schools
Career training and revised data reporting helped push Bureau of Indian Education graduation rates to 79%, officials said.
- In 2025, graduation rates at Bureau of Indian Education schools reached a record high of 79%, up from just over half in 2015. The agency oversees 183 primary and secondary schools serving over 40,000 students.
- Agency officials report graduation rates rose 55% since implementing new reporting standards that corrected flawed methods previously counting transferred students as dropouts. Tribal-controlled schools simultaneously innovated by focusing on career training.
- Chief Leschi Schools raised graduation rates from 53% to 87% between 2019 and 2025 through trade-focused curricula. Choctaw Central High School surged to 93% using virtual learning, enabling students to balance work and education.
- National Indian Education Association executive director Jason Dropik noted that turmoil at the Washington office caused service disruptions. Tribal leaders criticized the lack of consultation before implementing major policy adjustments.
- Peter Lengkeek, chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, warns that potential Department of Education dismantling and DOGE reductions could undermine progress. "This system holds the future of our nations in its hands," Lengkeek said.
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Innovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schools
During his senior year of high school on the Puyallup Reservation, Gerald Dillon traded much of his academic coursework for career training. When he walked into the second grade classroom where he worked as a teaching assistant, students would rush from their seats for a fist bump or a hug.
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